A/C Compressor interchange

Welcome to the site... If you go to Rockauto.com, you can cross-reference the AC compressor from the different models and makes… I had a quick look and I think they are all the same from 2000 to 2005...

Widgmaster said:

Welcome to the site... If you go to Rockauto.com, you can cross-reference the AC compressor from the different models and makes… I had a quick look and I think they are all the same from 2000 to 2005...

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Good idea, I've done this in that past, I don't know why I didn't think of it this time. It seems like you're right, same compressor from 00-05 + stratus/sebring 01-05. I guess the only variation is 3 wire vs 4 wire.

p.s. I'm new, but I've been lurking the forums for years Just no search results for this.

While the most obvious downside will be no AC for days when its warm, the less commonly known downside to not having AC is that the defrost doesn't work very well. Defrost is not just "warm air pointed at the glass". It uses the AC system to de-humidify the air so the air that hits the glass can absorb the moisture on the glass. You can defrost a car with cold air if the AC system is doing its job...

Go to your local pet store and get a cheap bag of charcoal and sit it on the dash... That also will absorb moisture...

Widgmaster said:

Go to your local pet store and get a cheap bag of charcoal and sit it on the dash... That also will absorb moisture...

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Hanging a tampon from the mirror works just as well, or so I've heard.

Sisyphus58 said:

Hanging a tampon from the mirror works just as well, or so I've heard.

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@Sisyphus58 ...do you see those two men coming towards you in the white jackets... Do not resist... they are there to help you.

Widgmaster said:

@Sisyphus58 ...do you see those two men coming towards you in the white jackets... Do not resist... they are there to help you.

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Armed IRS agents posing as orderlies...

still not gonna take me alive!!!